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as in paradox
someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another
a loving father as well as a ruthless killer, the gangster is a living contradiction
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as in denial
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
the actress's contradiction of the marriage rumor caused quite a stir
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Recent Examples of contradiction
So the contradictions of Hollywood and show business were much more difficult for him.
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Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 18 June 2025
The synesthesia, blooming with defiance, is a contradiction to traditional florals.
—Essence, 16 June 2025
The answers to such contradictions have been insufficient and considered gaslighting to many residents, Rasmussen added.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 10 June 2025
About a century ago, scientists were struggling to reconcile what seemed a contradiction in Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
—Rob Coyne, The Conversation, 10 June 2025
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Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 18 June 2025
The synesthesia, blooming with defiance, is a contradiction to traditional florals.
—Essence, 16 June 2025
The answers to such contradictions have been insufficient and considered gaslighting to many residents, Rasmussen added.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 10 June 2025
About a century ago, scientists were struggling to reconcile what seemed a contradiction in Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
—Rob Coyne, The Conversation, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for contradiction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradiction
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Florida is a state of paradoxes, from its history of colonization and relationship to enslavement, to its immigrant communities and conservative politics, to its gorgeous waters and swampy inlands.—
Leila Mottley
June 27,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
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These mechanical advances evolve into an extended metaphor for modern life’s digital paradox.—
Simon Parkin,
The Atlantic,
23 June 2025
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In addition to excessive force, the complaint claimed denial of medical care, governmental liability, supervisory liability, wrongful death and survival action, and that the actions of the law enforcement officers constituted a violation of the Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993.—
Dale Ellis,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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In the wake of the MAGA movement’s dual 2020 loss of both the Trump presidency and the subsequent campaign of election denial, the conservative operative Steve Bannon called for a new electoral strategy.—
Ira Wells
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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Losing a job, or facing creative rejection, is a very real type of grief that doesn’t always get depicted as grief.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Despite the constant rejection, Van-Der-Sluis seems determined to find the love of his life.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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“Contradiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradiction. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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